The incident was reported around 12:10 p.m. in the parking lot of Five Below in Alamance Crossing. No one was injured.

A man driving an unknown vehicle approached the victim walking in the parking lot and offered to sell the victim a used iPad, Burlington police said. The victim agreed to the sale but asked for the money back after realizing the iPad was a fake, police said.

The suspect showed a handgun and the victim complied with the threat, police said. The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of money toward University Drive, police said.

The suspect was described as a black man with a dark complexion with a medium build and neatly trimmed facial hair. The suspect vehicle was a dark gray four-door sedan, police said.

Anyone with information that can help investigators is asked to call Burlington police at 336-229-3500 or Burlington/Alamance Crimestoppers at 229-7100.

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